Monday – December 12, 2011SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — David Frias works two minimum-wage jobs to squeak by in one of the most expensive cities in America. Come New Year’s Day, he’ll have a few more coins in his pocket as San Francisco makes history by becoming the first city in the nation to scale a [...]
In 1986, five Nacogdoches gallery-studios joined together to present the first Nacogdoches ArtWalk. This November, Nacogdoches will celebrate its 26th annual ArtWalk. On November 12, 2011, from 4 p.m. to 8p.m., the following Nacogdoches galleries will offer the community art exhibits, refreshments, and door prizes. Caddo Trail Arts , a new gallery located at 404 [...]
Don’t forget to pick up your Cabbages, Eggplants, Okra, and Peanuts this weekend at the farmer’s market. Things to look for: baked goods (breads, cakes, cookies & pies), candles, canned goods (wild-picked jams & jellies including may haw, blackberry, blueberry, muscatine and wild plum as well as jams, marmalades, preserves, chow-chow, pickled vegetables, salsas & [...]
NACOGDOCHES- City Manager Jim Jeffers and Mayor Roger Van Horn have named Linda Flores as the new volunteer Chief Service Officer for the City of Nacogdoches. Mayor Van Horn is pleased to announce that Linda, will be responsible for the development and implementation of a high-impact service plan that leverages citizen service to address the [...]
NACOGDOCHES – Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of the largest lighted Christmas parade in East Texas! This year the Nine Flags Christmas Festival will pay special tribute to the American flag and honor our Nation’s independence with several special events dedicated to our fight for freedom. Organizers of the 15th annual Nine Flags [...]
NACOGDOCHES- The raindrops last week were a welcome site to city officials and local residents, however the current drought conditions are still a very serious threat to the city’s water supply. Current forecasters predict a multi-year drought throughout the Southwestern United States, including deep east Texas and Nacogdoches. If water usage remains the same amongst [...]
NACOGDOCHES- The Nacogdoches Main Street Office in conjunction with Stephen F. Austin State University held a downtown merchants window-decorating contest this week. We had 7 merchants participate in the “There’s no place like home” themed Homecoming display. SFA students judged the windows on Thursday afternoon in time for the Homecoming Parade on Saturday morning. Participants [...]
In case you haven’t heard….The 2011 2nd Annual Pineywoods Cattle Baron’s Gala will be held at the Todd Family Farm, of Meb and Cathy Todd, in Lufkin, Texas; on October 15th, 2011. Last year’s party with a purpose was held at the Winston 8 Ranch and proved to be a huge success, committee members are [...]
NACOGDOCHES – Officials from the Nacogdoches Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) invite the community to the “Bring it Home to Nacogdoches” trainings during this July and August. The first training will be held on Tuesday, July 26, while the second training will be held on Tuesday, August 30. Both trainings are free and will be [...]
NACOGDOCHES – The Texas Department of Transportation’s Segment Committees, are seeking public input on the development of the proposed interstate system. I-69 is a proposed national interstate system that will be developed as a series of improvements using existing highways, including US Highway 59, as much as possible and seeks to utilize citizen input throughout [...]